Dalida
Il pleut sur Bruxelles lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1981
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:17
Y a Jeff qui fait la gueule
There's Jeff who's sulking
Assis sur le trottoir
Sitting on the sidewalk
Depuis qu'il est tout seul
Since he's all alone
Il est pas beau à voir
He's not a pretty sight
Y a aussi la Mathilde
There's also Mathilde
Qu'est jamais revenue
Who never came back
Y a aussi la Mathilde
There's also Mathilde
Qui n'en reviendra plus
Who won't return anymore
Et puis y a la Frida
And then there's Frida
Qui n'a aimé que lui
Who only loved him
Chez ces gens-là
Among those people
On n'est jamais parti
We never really left
Mais lui il s'en fout bien
But he couldn't care less
Mais lui il dort tranquille
But he sleeps soundly
Il a besoin de rien
He needs nothing at all
Il a trouvé son île
He's found his island
Une île de soleil, et de vagues, et de ciel
An island of sunshine, waves, and sky
Et il pleut sur Bruxelles
And it's raining in Brussels
Les marins d'Amsterdam
The sailors of Amsterdam
S'mouchent plus dans les étoiles
No longer sniffle in the stars
La Marieke a des larmes
Marieke has tears
À noyer un canal
To drown a canal
Et puis y a les Flamandes
And then there are the Flemish girls
Qui n'oublient rien du tout
Who forget nothing at all
De Vesoul à Ostende
From Vesoul to Ostend
On s'habitue, c'est tout
You just get used to it, that's all
Seules Titine et Madeleine
Only Titine and Madeleine
Croient qu'il est encore là
Believe he is still here
Elles vont souvent l'attendre
They often go to wait for him
Au tram 33
At tram 33
Mais lui il s'en fout bien
But he doesn't care at all
Mais lui il dort tranquille
But he's sleeping peacefully
Il a besoin de rien
He needs nothing
Il a trouvé son île
He's found his island
Une île de soleil, et de vagues, et de ciel
An island of sunshine, and waves, and sky
Et il pleut sur Bruxelles
And it rains on Brussels
À force de dire "j'arrive"
By always saying 'I'm coming'
À force d'en parler
By always talking about it
À force de dire "j'arrive"
By always saying 'I'm coming'
Il y est quand même allé
He still went there anyway
Il a rejoint Jojo
He joined Jojo
La Fanette et Fernand
Fanette and Fernand
Peut-être un peu trop tôt
Maybe a little too early
Mais lui il est content
But he's happy
Il n'a pas entendu
He didn't hear
Que des milliers de voix
That thousands of voices
Lui chantait, Jacky
Were singing to him, Jacky
Ne nous quitte pas
Don't leave us
Mais lui il s'en fout bien
But he doesn't care at all
Mais lui il dort tranquille
But he's sleeping peacefully
Il a besoin de rien
He needs nothing
Il a trouvé son île
He has found his island
Une île de soleil, et de vague, et de ciel
An island of sun, and wave, and sky
Et il pleut sur Bruxelles
And it rains in Brussels
Mais lui il s'en fout bien
But he couldn't care less
Mais lui il dort tranquille
But he sleeps peacefully
Il a besoin de rien
He needs nothing
Il a trouvé son île
He has found his island
Une île de soleil, et de vagues, et de ciel
An island of sun, and waves, and sky
Et il pleut sur Bruxelles
And it rains in Brussels
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Key vocabulary
- canal
- channelB2
- flamandes
- FlemishB2
- noyer
- drownB2
- fout
- to mess upB2
- gueule
- mouthB2
- parler
- talkA1
- parti
- partyA1
- peu
- fewA1
- peut-être
- maybeA1
- jeff
- name
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About this song
Dalida was a French singer and actress of Egyptian origin, associated with French pop and disco. She is known for chart records such as the long run of “Bambino” and for “J’attendrai,” the first disco hit with French lyrics.